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The Trump Administration has made a big deal about the emergency waivers it created for "lifesaving" aid work. But these waivers are not working as intended. Even the most critical work—Ebola outbreak containment, treating babies with AIDS—is halted. My latest: www.wired.com/story/the-us...

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I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!

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Suicide rates among youth increased 62 percent nationwide from 2007 to 2021, according to the CDC. Meanwhile in Maryland, the teen suicide rate increased by more than a third from 2014 through 2022. “Mental health crisis isn’t a priority in most emergency departments." afro.com/maryland-cut...

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The concept of “wellness by design” — creating digital tools that inherently promote wellbeing through their very architecture — has found powerful application in automated safety planning interventions for young adults experiencing suicidal thoughts. derekebaird.medium.com/designing-fo...

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The large clinical trial of a new Covid vaccine pill (not shot) was halted by RFK Jr www.aol.com/multimillion... The Covid nasal vaccines may be next up to be axed.

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Save the Tiles is a volunteer army of residents, preservationists, and heritage organizations in a race against time to help owners rescue their treasured original craftsman tiles from homes destroyed by the wildfires. www.gofundme.com/f/help-fire-...

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Request for Action: Elon Musk is seeking access to Fort Knox’s gold reserves. Congressional oversight is requested to ensure transparency during the audit, with bipartisan participation. Fort Knox gold reserves undergo annual audits.

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Hey #CA40 Rep Kim wants to know how you feel about cuts to #Medicaid👇🏼 iqconnect.house.gov/iqextranet/E...

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"Veterans with conditions that disproportionately impact them will suffer even more if research on things like “toxic exposures, PTSD, substance use disorders, suicide, heart disease, spinal cord injury, Parkinson disease, dementia, and many others” is compromised." prospect.org/health/2025-...

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Being a good manager is not about terrorizing other human beings

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A family whose 6-year-old is battling cancer says a move to slash funding by the National Institutes of Health for research at universities and medical centers would be “devastating.” cnn.it/3EPY8XU

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If you can physically pull a woman from a town hall, your shoulder injury isn't serious enough to justify ongoing disability benefits from the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. lamag.com/news/educato... #IdahoTownHall

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Awful news --> Delivery of therapeutic food assistance to nearly 400,000 severely malnourished kids abroad is suddenly in doubt due to Trump-Musk firings at USAID, two manufacturers of the product tell me. "Starving children are waiting," one says. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/1919...

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Good opinion piece by @kateemery.bsky.social in The Nightly riffing off the research on children and generative AI tools @suzesrdarov.bsky.social and I presented at the @digitalchildau.bsky.social symposium last week: The worrying ways AI is teaching your kids about race thenightly.com.au/op...

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You might think that you don't need worry because you don't use Medicaid. But the state provided mental health service your kids get through their school, does depend on Medicaid. If you're worried about the teen mental health crisis--call your member of congress. medium.com/@derekebaird...

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He and Musk have no idea what they are doing. Dangerous clowns

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“Our research shows that students who participate in these check-ins not only feel more supported but also report significant improvements in mental health a year later, including reduced school absences and fewer mental health challenges." educationhq.com/news/effecti...

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Active military members and veterans deserve better. #VeteransDeserveBetter

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A full 80% of tween respondents reported using one or more social media services in 2024, which could indicate that there are 1.3 million social media users under the age of 13 in the country. kidscreen.com/2025/02/21/r...

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Iowa House File 278 would require social media companies to obtain parental authorization before allowing a child to create an account on their platform. Parents would be able to revoke access at any time. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/02/19/p...

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Kids in Oklahoma under 16 years old may soon be barred from becoming social media account holders after a bill seeking to limit access for minors passed the committee. www.oklahoman.com/story/news/p... #kidtech #privacy

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The LEAD for Kids Act, would create a state board tasked with labeling AI tools based on their risks to children’s privacy, mental health & emotional wellbeing. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025... #AI

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Attorney General William Tong, joined by Connecticut lawmakers, announced the introduction of House Bill 6857 HB 6857 would require social media companies to obtain parental consent before exposing minors to algorithm-driven recommended content. ctnewsjunkie.com/2025/02/10/c...

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The SAVE Act shows how: one restriction and disenfranchisement at a time.” The SAVE Act would hit “a very significant portion of voters: suburban married housewives” who would no longer be desirable swing voters. Levings adds, “They’ll be irrelevant.” newrepublic.com/article/1914...

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Donald Trump moves to abolish the Presidio Trust through executive order

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“After we’ve discriminated against, deported, or disparaged all the immigrants, the gay and lesbian and transgender people, the developmentally disabled, the women, and minorities. Once we’ve ostracized our neighbors and betrayed our friends… what comes next?” - Gov. JB Pritzker

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🔥🔥🔥 Former Vikings punter Chris Kluwe was arrested for civil disobedience after speaking against a MAGA display that the city council of Huntington Beach agreed to put up at the public library…..that’s what’s up….every word👇

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DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

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"As the economy flounders, political crises loom, vaccination rates fall and science deniers enter government, the West is becoming a more dangerous place and its fools are less insulated from the repercussions of their own beliefs." www.thetimes.com/article/b3bb...

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Friendly reminder to get your free Covid tests before they throw them away. Covidtests.gov wapo.st/42VLGQh

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After firing hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration employees, the Trump administration is now attempting to downplay safety concerns www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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“Children wish to be included in, not banned from, the digital world which society increasingly relies on and adults enjoy. Children want to be educated about and protected in the digital environment so they can safely engage and express themselves.” www.lse.ac.uk/media-and-co...

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Please check out our new podcast with Dr. Hina Talib, a renowned pediatrician and adolescent medicine specialist, who shares her wisdom on how parents can navigate the challenges of adolescence—from social media and mental health to preparing teens for adulthood. connectsafely.org/podcast-navi...

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DOGE in practice: Disabled Army veteran who has 4 kids and did 3 tours overseas is fired from his job at Bronx VA hospital

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Headspace offers free access to their app for anyone in Los Angeles County until July 31st, providing tools for calm and mindfulness during this challenging period. If you or someone you know could benefit from free mental health support, find out more below. www.headspace.com/la-wildfires

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This is where we are now: An elementary school at Fort Campbell has removed all books from its library that so much as allude to slavery or the civil rights movement. The wholesale erasure of history in real time.

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It's going to be a catastrophic summer in the American West. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

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This is what you have unleashed upon the nation, Chief Justice Roberts.

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Researchers from the Oxford Internet Institute are calling for a structured framework to assess AI’s impact on young people’s mental health as it becomes more and more embedded in everyday life. cherwell.org/2025/02/02/o... #AI #kidtech #EdTech #wellnessbydesign

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It's called The Gulf of Mexico. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

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am i losing my mind or is the president openly bribing a mayor with dropped charges right in front of us? and now we're just gonna watch the mayor pay it off and no ones going to do anything? is that whats happening?

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This thought-provoking discussion from Hopelab's Head of Research, Amy Green, and ReflexAI’s CEO, Sam Dorison, on the future of AI in mental health: 🤖 Ethical AI 💡 The moral case for technology in mental health 🎬 Watch the full interview (or read the highlights) hopelab.org/insight/refl...

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Thanks to Medicaid, thousands of teens receive life-saving mental healthcare. Taking it away would only exacerbate the teen mental health crisis. medium.com/@derekebaird... #HandsOffMyMedicaid

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